Recent content by Blueman2

Good news! Had my son start his truck and leave it to warm up. It ran about 10 minutes and I still could not find a leak anywhere. I wrapped up my work as he was heading out with a pal. As he pulled out of the driveway I saw it. A puddle under the passenger side rail. I stopped him and...

Thanks all for your suggestions, I am sorry for the delay in responding. The coolant is actually the green stuff rather than red but will look out in spots mentioned. In the past when I have had a vehicle burning coolant, the exhaust has had a very distinctive odor. I don't smell it with this...

Good news! -- not so obvious coolant leaks found The 4Runner (96 Ltd auto 4x4) just absorbed another 3 quarts of coolant in less than a week. I checked the exhaust, no smell no white smoke No leaks or spots on the ground under or around truck Automatic trans, but coolant and tranny oil are...

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Unless you had the bearings replaced, it seems unlikely that the parts are mispositioned. The oil seal rides on the surface of the inner bearing retainer. The position of the bearing retainer and the ABS rotor is important. If the ABS rotor is pressed all the way out against the bearing...

still went in smoothly :) If the boot on the cable into the starter body had been in better shape I would have done the same. I decided I did not want to risk having to do the starter in the middle of winter if the salt water found its way in via capillary action.

pics as promised. going in over the frame rail, don't cut the boot on the body flange rotated forward a bit and going past the brake lines turning around for installation of bolts almost installation position

There is also a write up on this site that has some good info, here: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/63228-another-starter-contacts-removal-thread.html I found that after removing the trans dip stick tube and unbolting the two brake line brackets, the brake line will swing out of...

Is it necessary to take the headliner down to work on the sunroof? I need to diagnose and R&R the sunroof on a 96 Limited. Thanks for any info

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I am pretty sure the dealership did the actual work. When I took it back the second time, the tech who did the work came out and had to put some stickers on the work order. I was guessing that he ate the time. Ater I got it back together, I called...

yep, actually did a lot of searching before I even tackled the job. Thanks for the link though. When I originally found the problem I decided to do bearings both sides since the seals that failed were less than a year old - dealer installed. I thought there might be a reason the seals failed...

Pulled the drum to see if the new seal was leaking last night and sure enough, it was. This morning I pulled it apart and removed the seal. On previous installs, I noticed that there was a very small burr at the leading edge of the bore that the seal presses into. I suspect a previous user...

I managed to snap the mounting stud on the front left side when installing a running board today. I was too frustrated at the time to check it out, I just left it. Does anyone know if the stud is a press fit or a weld stud? I am trying to figure out how big a PITA it is going to be to fix...

Just a comment on the process and getting the top bolt out of the starter. I ended up using a 3" extension on the socket, then a universal, then a 16" extension. This gave me enough clearance to swing the ratchet meaningfully (more than two clicks per turn). I did not remove the exhaust...

BTT Make me an offer, I would rather have someone use these parts than put them in the scrap bin.